Maria Masci, BACP

Maria Masci is a BACP psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom. She works from a relational, integrative stance and places the therapeutic relationship at the centre of care. Maria aims to help people feel more in control of their healing and to move at a pace that feels right for them.

Maria has six years of professional experience. She uses ideas from humanistic, existential, psychodynamic, behavioural and social psychology to shape sessions. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and motivation. She also supports people with ADHD, addictions, grief and compassion fatigue.

Other areas Maria commonly addresses include relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, career questions, mood disorders and panic. She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, communication problems, impulsivity and loneliness. Sexuality, LGBT matters and women’s issues are included in her practice focus.

In sessions she tailors conversation and any agreed plan to each person’s needs. The tone is respectful, sensitive and compassionate. Maria aims to offer clear choices so people can decide what feels most helpful for them.

She speaks English and Portuguese and is willing to work with clients internationally. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they suit online work

Maria draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps towards those values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress and difficulties with motivation. Client-Centred Therapy is another core influence; it focuses on listening, empathy and creating a respectful space where someone can talk through what matters most.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss different ways of working to match a person's needs, goals and preferences. She will help choose methods that feel most useful and adjust over time as things change.

Session format details are not specified in her biography, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use a comfortable setting, and some approaches such as ACT and client-centred work adapt well to conversation and practical exercises delivered remotely.